Gender Selection PGD

Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is the technology used to improve the success of pregnancy and birth. Couples who have had repeated miscarraiges or unsuccesful IVF cycles as well as couples who might be at risk at passing inherited genetic diseases should consider having this testing done along with IVF.

PGD is also a very successful method to choose the gender of your child and is performed during the IVF cycle after multiple eggs are produced, collected and fertilized. Once the embryo has been formed, one to two cells are retrieved and an embryo biopsy is performed on it.  The cells are analyzed at our in house PGD Laboratory  to establish which embryos are healthy and free of genetic abnormalities. This testing which is sophisticated and advanced helps to ensure the baby is healthy.  This process helps to select both healthy embryos along with determining the sex of the baby.

After the PGD is performed, the chances of achiving the desired sex is 99.9%.

The PGD process is the same as regular IVF however the embryos are kept in the laboratory for a 3-4 days longer to undergo biopsy. The following chromosomes are biopsied for abnormalities: X, Y, 13, 18 and 21.

North Cyprus Fertility Clinic is the first IVF clinic in Northern Cyprus to have two separate IVF laboratories and its own research center.  This allows us to provide  low cost gender (sex) selection IVF wiht state of the art technologies and high success rates. Our genetics laboratory  team includes a biogenetical engineer, PhD embryologist and lab assistant.

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Gender Selection in North Cyprus

New technologies are now allowing some couples to choose the sex of their child before pregnancy. Many couples wish to have a child of a particular sex in order to prevent certain medical illness or to help balance their families.

PGD is one of the most successful methods when it comes to gender selection. This is a complex procedure that involves the creation of embryos that are then analyzed for cell structure and DNA. Embryos are created in a laboratory and allowed to divide. After three or four days, one cell from each dividing embryo is removed and analyzed for DNA and genetic material. Once the sex of the embryos are determined, only those embryos of the desired sex are implanted into the mother’s uterus through IVF. PGD is highly successful, giving you a 99% chance of having a child of the desired gender.

Gender Selection IVF works very much like the IVF procedures explained in the “IVF” section under “Our Services”. However, the embryos that are formed using the IVF procedures undergo genetic testing known as PGD before they are transferred into the uterus. Therefore, in gender selection IVF, the five step IVF procedure requires a sixth step, which comes right before the embryo transfer step.

North Cyprus Fertility Clinic offers low cost, high success Gender (sex) selection IVF by using state of the art technology in fertility treatment and a team of experts. Our genetics laboratory employs a biogenetical engineer, two PhD embryologists and a lab assistant. We are the very first IVF clinic with two separate IVF laboratories and its own research center.

North Cyprus IVF is now the second location in the world to offer Microsort for gender selection.

Microsort is a technology that sorts sperm into X and Y chromosomes prior to fertilizing the eggs, thus, allowing you to have more male or female embryos after fertilization. Microsort coupled with PGD for gender selection will offer dramatically high chances of success compared to PGD alone.

We have started taking applications for our Microsort program. We will be offering microsort starting in July. However, due to the large volume of demand for this procedure, we will be having a waiting list. The sooner you apply, the sooner you have a chance of being admitted into our microsort program. The following are the three types of alternative gender selection methods we are able to offer through microsort.

IUI + Microsort for Gender Selection:

This is the least invasive gender selection method. Female partner is prescribed a mild dose of medication for ovulation induction so that multiple eggs are produced in the ovaries. Male partner's sperm is sorted via the microsort technology into those that produce boy and girl offsprings. The sorted sperm is injected into the uterus when the eggs are matured and ready for fertilization. This gender selection method is about 90% accurate for female offsprings and 75% accurate for male offsprings. Since eggs are not retrieved from the ovaries, there is no way of biopsying and genetically testing the embryos for sex with 100% accuracy. IUI is usually recommended for women in their 20s as the patient may be required to undergo a series of IUI procedures until pregnancy can be achieved. Success rates with IUI vary between 5-30% depending on the age of the female partner.

IVF + Microsort for Gender Selection:

This treatment method is very much like conventional IVF apart from the fact that male partner's sperm is sorted into those that produce male and female offsprings through the microsort procedure. The microsort sperm is used to fertilize the eggs that are retrieved from the female partner's ovaries at the end of the ovulation induction process. The eggs are fertilized in a laboratory environment and are placed in an incubator until they reach a certain level of development and are then transferred into the uterus for implantation. The medication used in IVF treatment is slightly different from the IUI protocol. Patients who are in their late 20s or in their 30s are often advised to go straight for IVF treatment rather than IUI for higher chances of success.

IVF + Microsort + PGD for Gender Selection:

This is the most effective and most accurate gender selection method. All the steps involved in this treatment are exactly the same as in IVF + Microsort. The only difference is, once the embryos reach a certain level of development (usually 8-cell stage), they are biopsied for genetic screening and gender selection. Even though microsort provides an accuracy of 75-90%, subjecting the embryos to PGD testing makes sure accuracy level goes up to 99.9%. Apart from identifying the sex of the embryos, PGD testing also allows to screen for certain genetic disorders. Through this method, only embryos that are of desired sex and also free of genetic disorders are transferred into the uterus. This way, the patients are not only able to select the sex of their offspring, but can also make sure that the offspring does not possess the most prevalent genetic diseases.

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PGD testing for Genetic Disorders

PGD (Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis) technology improves the likelihood of a successful pregnancy and birth for two distinctly different groups of patients. Couples with infertility related to recurrent miscarriage or unsuccessful IVF cycles and couples who are at risk for passing on inherited genetic disease to their offspring.

PGD genetic diagnosis is performed as a part of an In Vitro Fertilization cycle where multiple eggs are produced, retrieved from the ovaries and fertilized with the husband's sperm in the Embryology Laboratory. IVF is necessary to give us access to the embryo in vitro. At their earliest stage of development, one or two cells are removed from each embryo through a procedure called embryo biopsy. These cells are analyzed in the PGD Laboratory to determine which embryos are free of genetic abnormalities. This sophisticated and technologically advanced testing identifies which embryos are free of abnormalities and more able to achieve the patient's goal of a healthy baby. PGD can screen for genetic disorders in chromosomes X, Y, 13, 18 and 21, which make up for about 85% of all major genetic conditions such as Down's syndrome, Tay Sachs and klinefelter's syndrome and many more.

PGD tetsing is also an option when patients require screening for a specific genetic disorder. When the gene that carries the genetic disorder is identified, single gene analysis can be performed in order to screen for the specific disorder. A special PGD probe can be built for this purpose as long as the specific cause of the genetic condition has been identified.

PGD genetic testing is also an option when families would like to select the gender of their baby for family balancing purposes. The embryo biopsy will not only allow us to select embryos that are free of genetic abnormalities, but will also allow us to determine the sex of the embryos. Once PGD is performed, the chance of having a baby of desired sex is very close to 100% once pregnancy is achieved. This process is also known as gender selection (sex selection) IVF.

PGD works very much like conventional IVF. The only difference is; embryos that are formed in the laboratory are subjected to a biopsy and a series of genetic tests before transferred into the uterus. Patients undergoing IVF + PGD treatment are required to provide the same information as requested in conventional IVF. (See the "Required Tests" section for required tests).

Also see our "Gender Selection" section for performing PGD for selection of the sex of the baby for family balancing reasons.

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